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Vatican promoting dialogue on Cuba, Cardinal Parolin says

The Vatican secretary of state pointed to recent contacts with Cuban and U.S. of...

Pope Leo calls Maronite priest killed in bombing ‘a tru...

“I am close to all the Lebanese people at this time of grave trial,” the pope sa...

The religious sisters in Vatican leadership

The percentage of Vatican employees who are women grew from 19.2% to 23.4% durin...

Tehran cardinal meets with Pope Leo XIV after being eva...

Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu witnessed the first days...

Synod calls for more leadership roles for women but fem...

The Synod on Synodality’s study group on “Women’s Participation in the Life and ...

Father Pasolini at the Vatican: Conversion and humility...

In a Lenten sermon to the pope, Roman Curia, and Vatican employees, Capuchin fri...

Pope Leo XIV appoints new envoy to the U.S.

Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia has till now served as the Vatican's represe...

Large family with 13-year-old in seminary and a baby na...

When their 13-year-old son entered the minor seminary, his parents had no idea t...

Pope Leo XIV warns of wider Middle East conflict

At his Sunday Angelus, the pope voiced alarm over violence and fear spreading fr...

Pope Leo says parishes should reflect a Church that ‘ca...

The pontiff encouraged a Rome parish facing poverty and social challenges to sho...

Vatican synod report urges women’s input in preparing f...

The report also warns seminaries must not become an “artificial environment” det...

Vatican secretary of state warns of Iran escalation

Cardinal Pietro Parolin says sidelining international law and embracing “prevent...

A pope’s magnificent bet on a young Bernini

An exhibition in Rome traces how Pope Urban VIII backed the 25-year-old artist b...

This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month o...

In a video released on X, the Holy Father posed a question to the faithful: “Wou...

Holy See to UN: Christians are the most persecuted comm...

The Holy See’s permanent observer to the UN provided statistics demonstrating th...

Vatican issues stamp honoring Ukrainian Catholics as wa...

The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of...

Pope Leo XIV thanks preacher at end of Lenten exercises

Bishop Erik Varden closed a weeklong retreat for the Roman Curia with meditation...

Pope Leo XIV urges ‘unconditional love’ amid hardship

Visiting a parish in Rome, the pope preached on the Transfiguration and Abraham’...

Pope Leo XIV promulgates new statutes for Pontifical Ac...

The new statues introduce the new role of “supporters” who, while not academics,...

Pope Leo XIV eliminates committee created by Francis fo...

Pope Leo XIV has eliminated the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, t...